Richmond, Station Bridge 1892

The bridge was constructed to give road access to the railway station built on the St Martin's
side of the river in 1846; it was designed in the same Gothic Revival architectural style, and
the parapet pinnacles carried gaslights. Known locally as Station Bridge, it was renamed
Mercury Bridge in 1975 in honour of the emblem of the 8th Signals Regiment, which has the
Freedom of Richmond. The bridge was severely damaged by a major flood in 2000 and had
to be rebuilt. The boy is lying on the grassy riverside bank known as the Batts.